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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013 Jun;19(7):1514–1517. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0b013e318281f4f1

Table 2.

Direct Costs of Outpatient Infliximab Infusions in Pediatric IBD

IBD Type Distribution
of Costs
Crohn’s disease (n=53)
  Pharmacy-related
    Infliximab drug cost 22.6%
    Other pharmacy costs 23.0%
  Personnel (i.e., nursing, short stay unit staff) 31.8%
  Other overhead (e.g., facilities, maintenance) 22.6%

Non-Drug Cost Per Infusion in CD 77.4%

Ulcerative colitis (n=23)
  Pharmacy-related
    Infliximab cost 22.7%
    Other pharmacy costs 23.1%
  Personnel (i.e., nursing, short stay unit staff) 31.5%
  Other overhead (e.g., facilities, maintenance) 22.7%

Non-Drug Cost Per Infusion in UC 77.3%